Spinal cord compression due to epidural extramedullary haematopoiesis in thalassaemia: MRI.
Spinal epidural extramedullary haematopoiesis is very rare in thalassaemia. A 27-year-old man with thalassaemia intermedia presented with symptoms and signs of spinal cord compression. MRI showed a thoracic spinal epidural mass, representing extramedullary haematopoietic tissue, compressing the spinal cord. Following radiotherapy, serial MRI revealed regression of the epidural mass and gradual resolution of spinal cord oedema.
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Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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D000328:Adult; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology